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minus-squareMnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThis is actually true of the United States, as well. It’s Common Law for pretty much everywhere and Civil Law for Louisiana.
minus-squareWest_of_West@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoTIL. I knew Louisiana had a French history, but not that it maintenaned it in anyway, let alone through the legal code.
minus-squarebreecher@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAnd of course both in the case of US and Canada it is a legacy from the UK, which also have Common Law (unlike the rest of Europe).
This is actually true of the United States, as well. It’s Common Law for pretty much everywhere and Civil Law for Louisiana.
TIL. I knew Louisiana had a French history, but not that it maintenaned it in anyway, let alone through the legal code.
And of course both in the case of US and Canada it is a legacy from the UK, which also have Common Law (unlike the rest of Europe).